Math 23, Winter 2007

Differential Equations

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Syllabus


Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
  1/5 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Introduction, classification of differential equations, direction fields
  1/8 2.2, 2.6 Separable and exact DEs
  1/10 2.1, 2.4 Linear and nonlinear equations
  1/12 2.3 Modeling with 1st order DEs
  1/17 3.1, 3.4, (3.5) Homogeneous DEs with constant coefficients, complex and repeated roots
  1/19 3.2, 3.3 Fundamental solutions, linear independence, Wronskian
  1/22 3.5 Reduction of order
  1/24 3.6, 3.7 Nonhomogeneous equations, undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters
  1/26 3.8, 3.9 Mechanical vibrations, forced vibrations
  1/29 7.1 Systems of DEs
  1/31 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Matrices, eigenvalues, eigenvectors
  2/3 7.5, 7.6 Systems of DEs, real distinct and complex eigenvalues
  2/5 7.6, 7.8 Systems of DEs, complex and repeated eigenvalues
  2/7 2.5, 9.1 Critical points of autonomous 1st order DEs, phase portraits of linear systems
  2/8 9.2 Autonomous systems and stability
  2/12 9.3 Almost linear systems
  2/14 5.1 Review of series
  2/16 5.2 Series solutions
  2/19 5.3 Series solutions
  2/21 10.1, 10.2 Fourier series
  2/23 10.3, 10.4 Fourier Convergence Theorem, even and odd extensions
  2/26 10.5 Heat equation, separation of variables
  2/28 10.6 Other heat equations: nonhomogeneous and insulated ends
  3/2 10.7 Wave equation
  3/5 10.8 Laplace equation
  3/7 10.7, 10.8 Review